Chapter 36: The Way Back to the City
A few days later, Chen Shi stayed at home and was fine, so he packed his things and prepared to take his younger siblings to the county seat.
Before leaving, he gave his sister 10,000 yuan for living expenses. Although my sister has taken out a loan, the family conditions are not good, so in addition to the tuition fee, all she can leave in her hand is a little living expenses, but there is no pocket money, and if you want to buy a piece of clothing, you have to save and save. Even so, she didn't complain for half a word, and she didn't ask her parents for an extra penny. The children of rural families are sensible, and none of them make a big fuss, and they have to achieve something unattainable.
When Chen Shi stuffed the money into her sister's hand, she was both surprised and surprised, but she was more worried in her heart, she asked, "How much money have you earned? She feels lucky to be able to continue studying, but she doesn't want to drag down her brother's lifelong event because of herself.
Chen Shi said: "Sister, you can rest assured, if you don't have money in the future, even if you come to me, I have covered all the expenses of the family, and it is easy for me to make money now, you can study with peace of mind, finish college and undergraduate, finish undergraduate and graduate school, I support all of them." ”
When his sister said a big thing, she excused herself and said, "No, you don't study anymore, this is the money for marrying a daughter-in-law in the future, I can't drag you down, you better save it yourself! My loan is enough, don't worry." ”
Chen Shi smiled and said: "Sister, I am only seventeen or eighteen years old, and it is still too early to marry a daughter-in-law! Besides, how can I marry a daughter-in-law before you get married?"
My sister's face turned red, patted him on the shoulder and said: "What nonsense? I still want to study, since you don't study, then even if I don't say it, my parents will urge you, it's not too early to get married at the age of seventeen or eighteen in the countryside, you see the second Wang on the slope, he married his wife at the age of seventeen, and now the baby is playing soy sauce, and he is only one or two years older than you." ”
Chen Shi shook his head and said that this kind of thing will be said later, but now she can't wronged her family, so she must bring money, be more comfortable in her hands, buy some clothes, and dress beautifully. My sister was so moved that her eyes were red, Chen Shi didn't care so much, after stuffing the money into her, she left with her duffel bag.
The aunt will not come until a few days later, and she will set off with her sister, who will take a car from the county seat to another county to buy a train ticket, so now Chen Shi will leave first with her younger siblings and pick them up at the station in a few days.
His younger brothers and sisters followed, and he had a burden, and he was going to the county seat to rent a larger room, at least one bedroom and two living rooms, otherwise it would be inconvenient for his sister to be a girl.
On the road, they did not wait for the car, because they all knew that there were few vehicles on the road, except for the occasional truck, there was not even a passenger car on the road, so they had to go to the township, where there was a bus to the county seat.
As soon as she walked three or four miles, her sister Chen Ying shouted that she was tired. Although he usually reads and walks a lot, he carries a big duffel bag and carries all the changes of clothes today, so he is much more tired than usual, but his younger brother Chen Dong is silent, although his tired forehead is sweating, but his feet have not stopped.
Chen Shi looked at his sister with a depressed look on her face, and had to find a stone to sit down and rest for a while. As soon as he sat down, Chen Dong muttered: "Walking like this, when will you be able to arrive?" After just walking a few steps, you shouted tired, do you think you are a young lady?"
As soon as the two of them are free, they quarrel, neither of them will accept anyone, and no one will let anyone.
Chen Ying snorted and said, "What's the matter with you? Aren't you tired of walking by yourself? I see where you can go? Don't be deceived by others, maybe you won't know if you're sold?"
Chen Shi scolded: "Okay, you two don't quarrel, what are you talking like? Brother and sister are still arguing all day long, are there brothers and sisters like you?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, the two of them shut up, and every day after arguing, they knew that there would be no result, so there was a person who convinced them all to be shocked, and they could also take advantage of the slope to get off the donkey and shut up. After a break of about ten minutes, they set off, this time it took a little longer, and it took an hour to walk Chen Ying shouted tired, but at this time it was not far from the township, so no matter how tired she was, she didn't rest, just helped her carry her backpack, so that she could relax.
It wasn't until he got to the township that Chen Ying's voice of being tired stopped after taking the bus.
The shuttle bus departs at a fixed point, and they come a little early, about an hour before the departure. He bought something at a nearby commissary, and the three brothers and sisters ate directly in the car.
This shuttle bus is not as good as that kind of long-distance bus, but it is a minibus that can sit for more than 20 people, and the environmental sanitation inside is not too good, not to mention that this is a rural area, not so much exquisite, eating in the car, some people even throw garbage directly in the car, and the driver did not say anything.
However, Chen Shi didn't want his younger siblings to develop such a bad habit, so he deliberately took a garbage bag when eating and put the garbage together. The three brothers and sisters are already attracting attention, and their actions have caused others to look at them frequently. However, he didn't care, he ate and drank by himself, who cares about him?
After an hour of waiting, the car departed.
The road was very bumpy, Chen Shi was used to it, but her sister Chen Ying was riding for the first time, but she was offended, not only motion sickness, but also vomiting, and her face was extremely pale. Chen Dong was okay, although his face was ugly, he didn't vomit, and he didn't even say a word of bitterness. Even if someone was sick and vomited, the driver didn't stop, he didn't seem to be surprised, he just asked Chen Ying to vomit out of the car window, Chen Shi asked him to stop, but the master said that he couldn't delay everyone's time because of one person, and he got used to it when he vomited, and it was okay.
Helpless, Chen Shi had no choice but to comfort his sister while giving her water to rinse her mouth. Fortunately, this is not in the city, and it is not a big deal to vomit out, and the dirt is only covered by dust in the soil for a moment. The car window is open, and it doesn't matter if my sister Chen Ying sticks her head out, she won't encounter oncoming traffic, and she doesn't have to worry about accidents.
Half an hour later, my sister complained bitterly, and only got a little better after vomiting all the things in her stomach, but her face was not good, and she was frighteningly pale.
"Why is it so hard to get in the car?" Chen Ying complained.
Chen Dong retorted on the side: "Shame, you can vomit for so long on a shuttle, if you take the train, do you want to vomit for a day?" Chen Dong has never been far away, and he doesn't know, in fact, he won't get motion sickness when he takes the train, and those who get motion sickness are all cars. Chen Shi has heard of seasickness, motion sickness, and plane sickness, but he has never heard of anyone getting dizzy on a train.
He said: "You won't get faint when you take the train, don't talk nonsense in the future, my sister has already suffered such a crime, you just let him a little, you know? In the future, you have to protect her at school, you can't help outsiders bully your sister, you know?"
"I don't want him to protect me. Chen Ying was unconvinced.
Chen Dong was silent. The vehicle is still bumping, but when it is about to reach the county seat, the road is flat, the asphalt is paved here, drainage ditches are built on both sides, the left and right lanes are clearly divided, and there are more passing vehicles.
In later generations, Chen Shi has seen a lot of reports that someone in a certain place went on a trip, stuck his head out of the window, and was accidentally taken away by other vehicles, and drove a hundred meters away to realize that no one wanted this kind of terrible incident to happen to him.
As soon as the journey was good, Chen Ying's face gradually improved, plus her stomach was empty, and there was nothing to vomit, so she no longer had motion sickness, and she talked more, and asked Chen Shidao: "Brother, are you coming?"
Chen Shi said: "There will be a while, about 20 minutes, after getting off the bus, I will take you to eat, are you hungry? ”
Sister Chen Ying shook her head and said, "I'm not hungry, and I don't want to eat." "After motion sickness, even if you are hungry, you don't have an appetite, especially the first time you get motion sickness.
"Oh, aren't you hungry?" Chen Shi was a little surprised, he didn't faint, turned his head and asked Chen Dongdao, "Xiaodong, are you hungry?"
Chen Dong's face was also a little pale, although he didn't vomit, but he could see that he also had a feeling of motion sickness, maybe it was the first time he took the car, he said lightly: "It's okay, I'm not very hungry." ”
In the small talk of the three brothers and sisters, the car drove into the county seat. For younger brothers and sisters who have never seen the world, the county seat is a fresh and atmospheric place. They have never been far away, of course they don't know what a big city like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou looks like, and even the streets of the towns and villages have not yet been paved with cement, and when they see the county town with more than ten floors of high-rise buildings, the ground is full of cement roads, and the shops are densely packed, their mouths opened in surprise.
Even Chen Dong, the younger brother who has always spoken little and is very calm, looked around, such an environment was a shock to him, a kind of surprise that rural people saw after getting rid of the land.
The road into the city is a total of ten minutes, from the northwest side has been driving into the central station, along the way, pedestrians are bustling, hurried, endless, when passing through the Yipintang store, Chen Shi took a special look, only to see about 20 people queuing outside, it seems that Li Qiu is doing well, and the business is still hot.
Seeing such a lively place, her sister Chen Ying asked, "Brother, what is that for? Why are there so many people?"
Chen Shi replied with a smile and said that he would know at night, he deliberately sold a pass, so as to surprise them, let them know their confidence, and let their younger brothers and sisters have enough proud capital here, so as not to fall into a feeling of inferiority. Only self-confidence can get out of his own life path, and he doesn't want to bring his younger siblings to the city and make them feel inferior after seeing the bustling city. Many rural people will involuntarily become shorter after entering the city, which is a natural lack of self-confidence, and an inferiority complex in his bones, and he can't let his family feel this way.